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Divided loyalties : young Somali Americans and the lure of extremism / Joseph Weber.

Van Pelt Library KF221.P6 W43 2020
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Weber, Joseph (Professor of journalism), author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Trials (Terrorism)--Minnesota--Minneapolis.
Somali Americans--Minnesota--Social conditions.
Trials (Terrorism).
Somali Americans.
Social conditions.
Minnesota.
Minnesota--Minneapolis.
Physical Description:
xvi, 214 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2020]
Summary:
"The book is about the 2016 trial in Minneapolis of several Somali immigrant and Somali American men for trying to join ISIS. It examines the process of radicalization and the reasons why one of the young men chose to cooperate with the FBI and testify against his friends and family members"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction
The Seeds of Jihad
A Land of Chaos
The First Wave
Blind Devotion
A Cautionary Tale
Don't Let the Caravan Leave You
Why ISIS?
A Special Case
Peer to Peer
A Woman's Place?
Brotherhood
The Caravan Beckons Again
The Glory of the Shahid
Breaking Down
A Very Real Threat
Straight Out of Hollywood
The Backlash
The Judge
A Closed World?
Taking a Hard Look
Moving On
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781611863727
1611863724
OCLC:
1141952096

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